On May 2, 2025, at the age of 30, the grant that funded much of PBS KIDS’ content—the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) (now defunct, too) and Public Broadcasting Service’s (PBS) Ready to ...

For the past 30 years and with broad bipartisan support in Congress, the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) has funded competitive Ready to Learn (RTL) grants, authorized under the Elementary and ...

WASHINGTON—Following a decision by U.S. Department of Education to terminate its 2020-2025 Ready To Learn to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, CPB has informed recipients of the grant money, ...

In early May 2025, the Trump administration issued an executive order that called for an end to federal funding for NPR and PBS—the country’s primary public broadcasters. This represents a cut of $1.1 ...

The Department of Education notified CPB Friday night that its 2020–25 Ready To Learn grant was terminated effective immediately, according to a CPB news release. CPB subsequently informed PBS and 44 ...

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), which helps fund PBS, will no longer receive federal money. On July 18, 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill that cancels more than $1 ...

In a move that will impact educational programming for children nationwide, the Department of Education has terminated the Ready To Learn federal grant program that has funded beloved PBS children's ...

Educators agree it’s important these days to begin teaching children early to increase the chances of reaching high levels of literacy. The Ready to Learn program is looking to help out as it puts an ...

Emmy Awards may not be enough to keep "Reading Rainbow" around. The children's program, co-produced by NET Television, is facing possible extinction if Congress does not restore $102.4 million cut ...